The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-05
THE COUNTY ELECTIONS
FILLING THE VACANCIES IN A
SATISFACTORY MANNER.
Assessors, jail Inspectors, Turnpike
Commissioners and PesthOuse a
Physician Elected.


sion yesterday morning at 1c O'Clock.
There were present Justices Thomas,
Stewart, Jones, York, Harrison, Jack
son, Gutenberg, Barry, Quinn, Win
ters, Pope, Pryor, Blackwell, ShiveIs,
Cross. Hughes. Wilborn, Fields, Msr-
Ger, Fleming, j. NJ. Piunkett, Elliot,
Fleming, Thomas, Egnew, Slaughter,
Mason, Porter and Cannon. The
Chairman called the court to order and
asked that business be proceeded with,
which began with the following cleo
tons:
John A. Powell, for Constable TO
wait upon the grand jury at their next
term, elected by acclamation.
ELECTION OF ASSESSORS.
Thomas Fleming, for the Tenth
Ward, by 20 votes, against IL for r. s.
Stephens.
]. E. Lewis, for the Ninth Ward, by
20 votes, against 7 for Thomas Daley
and 4 for Joseph Pickering.
J. Alger, for the Eighth Ward, by
Is votes, against IA for Orlando Brown.
VIM. M. Hutton, for the Seventh
Watd, by 18 votes, against IA for B. +.
Woodson, on the third ballot.
John K. Speed, for the Sixth Ward,
elected by reclamation.
Henry 81. Reichmap, for the Fifth
Ward, by IS votes, against 8 for W. Fl.
Breaches and 6 for g. +. Evans.
K. J. B. L. VIM, for the Fourth
Ward, by 10 votes, against z for Q.
Kaiser and for r. +. Arsta.
W. 8. Pope, for the Third Ward, by
26 votes, against for M. Wolf.
ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Board of Road Commissioners elect
ed for The dibtricts-First, N. S.Caruth-
era; Second, H. B. Thompson Third,
j. +. Douglass; Fourth, NIB. Paxton (;
Fifth, VIM. Nj. Mclean; Sixth, F. l..
Gibson; Seventh, sc. Eddins; Eighth,
]. A. Monroe; Ninth, w. II. Fletcher I;
Tenth, F. L. Taylor; Eleventh, ]. s.
Weir; Twelfth, II. M. Nelson; Thir.
teentn, ]. M. Hill; Fourteenth, An
drew Gruither; Fifteenth, Maddox,
present incumbent; Sixteenth, N. @.
Perkins, jr.; Seventeenth, P. L. Al
bright; Eighteenth, w. II. Kimble.
A recess of an hour was then taken
and the court reassembled at 1870
o'clock and proceeded with the cleo
ton of officials as follows:
DR.. II. H. Gregg for Pesthouse ply
siciau.
q. W. Weatherford for agent OF back
tax collector.
Justices Elliot, Shivers and Stewart,
jail inspectors.
]. A. Mercer and ]. J. Williams,
turnpike commissioners.
ASSESSORS CHOSEN.
Fret District, ]. O. Stewart; Second
District, w. P. York; Third District, ].
N Harrison; Fourth District, w. T,
Jackson; Fifth District, P. J. Heffer.
nan; Sixth District, S. A. King;
Seventh District, r. I. Shivers; Eighth
District, w. T. Beatty; Ninth Dis
trict, W. H. Allen; Tenth District, T
T. Mcdonald; Eleventh District, ]. s.
Weir; Twelfth District, w. T. Plum
kett; Thirteenth District, @. E. Smith
Fourteenth District, ]. s. Duvsl; Fiji
tenth District, ]. s. Rawlings; Six
tenth District, W. l.. Harvey; Seven
tenth District, T. NJ. Bland; Eigh.
tesnth District, w. II. Coates; FRS
Ward, Tom McKeon; Second Ward
R. M. Madden.
Just before the closing OF the ses
sion Justice Gutenberg arose, ad
dressed the Chair, and entered into ,
discussion OF the subj ct OF the magis
trate's
JURISDICTION IN PETTY CASES,
concluding his able argument by NOV
ing that the Chair appoint commit
tee to draft bill to the Legislature
for the purpose of inducing that body
to remedy the existing evil in tn,
premises. The motion was seconded
and was about to bs put before tn,
house, when another gentleman arosI
to make a casual suggestion of certain
names to the CHAIR, upon which thu
first speaker, after listening for few
seconds, got up and said that it wa
i'll manners for person to make AM
such suggestions to the Chair before /
had disposed of the question at hand
He was called to time by rap OF thu
mallet on the Chairs desk, and upor
inquiring what the "point O. order
was, a magistrate sitting near by mild
ly remarked, 100 much beer" Th,
original motion was carried, however
and the court then adj burned unit
this morning at 10 o'clock.